Rehabilitation equipment

ABSTRACT

A rehabilitation equipment includes a base, two upright elastic bars each mounted on the base, a bracket mounted on the two elastic bars and including a substantially U-shaped support portion mounted on the two elastic bars, and a push bar mounted on a mediate portion of the bracket. Thus, the rehabilitation equipment is folded when not in use so as to save the storage space. In addition, the rehabilitation equipment is assembled and disassembled easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating the user using the rehabilitation equipment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to a rehabilitation equipment, andmore particularly to a rehabilitation equipment that is folded when notin use so as to save the storage space.

[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] A conventional rehabilitation equipment is used to exercise themuscle, joint and skeleton of the user's wounded part, such as thewounded legs or the like, thereby achieving the rehabilitation effect.However, the conventional rehabilitation equipment has a fixed structureand cannot be folded when not in use, thereby occupying the storagespace. In addition, the user needs to use the conventionalrehabilitation equipment by aid of other person, thereby causinginconvenience to the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The present invention is to mitigate and/or obviate thedisadvantage of the conventional rehabilitation equipment.

[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide afoldable rehabilitation equipment.

[0007] Another objective of the present invention is to provide arehabilitation equipment, wherein the two elastic bars, the bracket andthe push bar are detached from the base, and the two support plates ofthe base are pivoted to about the two hinges to abut each other, so thatthe base is folded when not in use so as to save the storage space.

[0008] A further objective of the present invention is to provide arehabilitation equipment that is assembled and disassembled easily andconveniently, thereby facilitating the user using the rehabilitationequipment.

[0009] In accordance with the present invention, there is provided arehabilitation equipment, comprising:

[0010] a base;

[0011] two upright elastic bars each mounted on the base;

[0012] a bracket mounted on the two elastic bars and including asubstantially U-shaped support portion mounted on the two elastic bars;and

[0013] a push bar mounted on a mediate portion of the bracket.

[0014] Further benefits and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description withappropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015]FIG. 1 is a perspective assembly view of a rehabilitationequipment in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention;

[0016]FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the rehabilitationequipment in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention;

[0017]FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a positioning member of therehabilitation equipment in accordance with the preferred embodiment ofthe present invention;

[0018]FIG. 4 is a partially cut-away plan cross-sectional view of therehabilitation equipment taken along line 4-4 as shown in FIG. 2;

[0019]FIG. 5 is a schematic side plan cross-sectional operational viewof the rehabilitation equipment as shown in FIG. 1;

[0020]FIG. 6 is a schematic operational view of the rehabilitationequipment as shown in FIG. 5; and

[0021]FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a push bar of the rehabilitationequipment in accordance with another embodiment of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0022] Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-4, arehabilitation equipment in accordance with the preferred embodiment ofthe present invention comprises a base 10, two elastic bars 20, abracket 30, a push bar 40, two opposite first positioning devices 50,and two opposite second positioning devices 60.

[0023] The base 10 includes two support plates 12 pivotally connectedwith each other by two hinges 14, so that the base 10 is foldable tosave the storage space. The base 10 is provided with two mounting tubes16.

[0024] Each of the two elastic bars 20 is mounted on a respective one ofthe two mounting tubes 16 of the base 10 and includes a first connectingtube 22 having a first end mounted on a respective one of the twomounting tubes 16 of the base 10, an elastic member 23 having a firstend mounted on a second end of the first connecting tube 22, a secondconnecting tube 24 having a first end mounted on a second end of theelastic member 23, and a protective jacket 21 mounted on the elasticmember 23.

[0025] The first end of the first connecting tube 22 is formed with aninsert 222 inserted into the respective mounting tube 16 of the base 10.The elastic member 23 is preferably a helical spring. The protectivejacket 21 is made of an elastic foam material and has a first endencompassing the second end of the first connecting tube 22 and a secondend encompassing the first end of the second connecting tube 24.

[0026] The bracket 30 is mounted on the two elastic bars 20 and includesa substantially U-shaped support portion 32 having two distal ends eachformed with a bent connecting section 31 adjustably inserted into asecond end of the second connecting tube 24 of a respective one of thetwo elastic bars 20, and two spaced foot supports 33 each mounted on thesupport portion 32.

[0027] The connecting section 31 of the bracket 30 is formed with athrough hole 312, the second end of the second connecting tube 24 ofeach of the two elastic bars 20 is formed with a plurality of adjustingholes 242, and the bracket 30 further includes two substantiallyV-shaped positioning members 34 each mounted in the respectiveconnecting section 31 of the bracket 30 and each includes a positioninghead 342 extended through the through hole 312 of the respectiveconnecting section 31 of the bracket 30 and selectively inserted intoeither one of the adjusting holes 242 of the second connecting tube 24of a respective one of the two elastic bars 20, so that the bracket 30is secured on the two elastic bars 20.

[0028] The positioning head 342 of each of the two positioning members34 is selectively inserted into either one of the adjusting holes 242 ofthe second connecting tube 24 of a respective one of the two elasticbars 20, so as to change the distance between the bracket 30 and the twoelastic bars 20.

[0029] Each of the two positioning members 34 includes an elastic plate344 having a first end mounted on the positioning head 342 and an urgingplate 346 having a first end mounted on a second end of the elasticplate 344 and a second end urged on an inner wall of the respectiveconnecting section 31 of the bracket 30.

[0030] The push bar 40 is mounted on the bracket 30 and includes atubular connecting seat 42 mounted on the support portion 32 of thebracket 30 and located between the two spaced foot supports 33, anextension 46 having a first end mounted on the connecting seat 42, and asubstantially T-shaped handle 44 having a first end 444 adjustablymounted on a second end of the extension 46 and a second end providedwith a grip 442.

[0031] The connecting seat 42 is formed with a screw bore 422, and thefirst end of the extension 46 is formed with an outer thread 460 screwedinto the screw bore 422 of the connecting seat 42.

[0032] The first end 444 of the handle 44 is formed with a through hole446, the second end of the extension 46 is formed with a plurality ofadjusting holes 462, and the push bar 40 further includes a positioningpin 45 mounted in the first end 444 of the handle 44 and having a firstend extended through the through hole 446 of the handle 44 andselectively inserted into either one of the adjusting holes 462 of theextension 46, so that the handle 44 is secured on the extension 46. Thefirst end of the positioning pin 45 is selectively inserted into eitherone of the adjusting holes 462 of the extension 46, so as to change thedistance between the handle 44 and the extension 46.

[0033] The positioning pin 45 has a second end formed with an enlargedabutment 452 rested on an inner wall of the first end 444 of the handle44, and the push bar 40 further includes a substantially V-shapedelastic wire 47 mounted in the first end 444 of the handle 44 and havinga first section formed with a connecting portion connected to theabutment 452 of the positioning pin 45 and a second section formed withan elastic urging portion 474 urged on the inner wall of the first end444 of the handle 44.

[0034] Each of the two opposite first positioning devices 50 is mountedon the base 10 and includes a positioning plate 52 secured on the base10 and formed with a mounting hole 522, a loop-shaped retaining member54 mounted on the positioning plate 52 and having an end mounted in themounting hole 522 of the positioning plate 52, and a fastening strap 56mounted on the retaining member 54 and having two ends each providedwith a snap bonding portion 562. Thus, the two ends of the fasteningstrap 56 are combined with each other to close the fastening strap 56.

[0035] Each of the two opposite second positioning devices 60 is mountedon the base 10 and includes a positioning plate 62 secured on the base10 and formed with a mounting hole 622, a loop-shaped retaining member64 mounted on the positioning plate 62 and having an end mounted in themounting hole 622 of the positioning plate 62, and a fastening strap 66mounted on the retaining member 64 and having two ends each providedwith a snap bonding portion 662. Thus, the two ends of the fasteningstrap 66 are combined with each other to close the fastening strap 66.

[0036] In operation, referring to FIGS. 1-6, a user seated on awheelchair 70 is moved to the base 10 of the rehabilitation equipment.Then, the frame 72 of the wheelchair 70 is fastened by the two oppositefirst positioning devices 50 and the two opposite second positioningdevices 60, so that the wheelchair 70 is positioned on the base 10.Then, the user's two feet are positioned by the two spaced foot supports33 to prevent the user's two feet from detaching from the bracket 30.Then, the user's two hands hold the grip 442 of the push bar 40 and theuser's two feet exert a force on the bracket 30 as shown in FIG. 5 topress the two elastic bars 20 by aid of the user's two hands, so thatthe two elastic bars 20 are bent and moved to the position as shown inFIG. 6 so as to exercise the muscle, joint and skeleton of the user'swounded legs, thereby achieving the rehabilitation effect. In addition,the two elastic bars 20, the bracket 30 and the push bar 40 are detachedfrom the base 10, and the two support plates 12 of the base 10 arepivoted to about the two hinges 14 to abut each other, so that the base10 is folded when not in use so as to save the storage space. Further,the rehabilitation equipment is assembled and disassembled rapidly,easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating the user using therehabilitation equipment.

[0037] Referring to FIG. 7 with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, inaccordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the pushbar 40′ includes a substantially U-shaped connecting seat 42′ mounted onthe support portion 32 of the bracket 30 and located between the twospaced foot supports 33, and a substantially T-shaped handle 44′ mountedon the connecting seat 42′. The connecting seat 42′ has a connectingplate 424′, two spaced catch plates 426′ formed on the connecting plate424′, and a mounting opening 428′ formed between the two catch plates426′. The handle 44′ has a first end mounted on the connecting plate424′ of the connecting seat 42′ and a second end provided with a grip442′.

[0038] Although the invention has been explained in relation to itspreferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood thatmany other possible modifications and variations can be made withoutdeparting from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore,contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover suchmodifications and variations that fall within the true scope of theinvention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A rehabilitation equipment, comprising: a base;two upright elastic bars each mounted on the base; a bracket mounted onthe two elastic bars and including a substantially U-shaped supportportion mounted on the two elastic bars; and a push bar mounted on amediate portion of the bracket.
 2. The rehabilitation equipment inaccordance with claim 1, wherein the base includes two support platespivotally connected with each other by two hinges, so that the base isfoldable.
 3. The rehabilitation equipment in accordance with claim 1,wherein the base is provided with two mounting tubes, and each of thetwo elastic bars is mounted on a respective one of the two mountingtubes of the base and includes a first connecting tube having a firstend mounted on a respective one of the two mounting tubes of the base,an elastic member having a first end mounted on a second end of thefirst connecting tube, a second connecting tube having a first endmounted on a second end of the elastic member, and a protective jacketmounted on the elastic member.
 4. The rehabilitation equipment inaccordance with claim 3, wherein the first end of the first connectingtube is formed with an insert inserted into the respective mounting tubeof the base.
 5. The rehabilitation equipment in accordance with claim 3,wherein the protective jacket has a first end encompassing the secondend of the first connecting tube and a second end encompassing the firstend of the second connecting tube.
 6. The rehabilitation equipment inaccordance with claim 3, wherein the support portion of the bracket hastwo distal ends each formed with a bent connecting section adjustablyinserted into a second end of the second connecting tube of a respectiveone of the two elastic bars.
 7. The rehabilitation equipment inaccordance with claim 6, wherein the connecting section of the bracketis formed with a through hole, the second end of the second connectingtube of each of the two elastic bars is formed with a plurality ofadjusting holes, and the bracket further includes two substantiallyV-shaped positioning members each mounted in the respective connectingsection of the bracket and each includes a positioning head extendedthrough the through hole of the respective connecting section of thebracket and selectively inserted into either one of the adjusting holesof the second connecting tube of a respective one of the two elasticbars, so that the bracket is secured on the two elastic bars.
 8. Therehabilitation equipment in accordance with claim 7, wherein each of thetwo positioning members includes an elastic plate having a first endmounted on the positioning head and an urging plate having a first endmounted on a second end of the elastic plate and a second end urged onan inner wall of the respective connecting section of the bracket. 9.The rehabilitation equipment in accordance with claim 1, wherein thepush bar includes a tubular connecting seat mounted on the supportportion of the bracket, an extension having a first end mounted on theconnecting seat, and a substantially T-shaped handle having a first endadjustably mounted on a second end of the extension and a second endprovided with a grip.
 10. The rehabilitation equipment in accordancewith claim 9, wherein the connecting seat is formed with a screw bore,and the first end of the extension is formed with an outer threadscrewed into the screw bore of the connecting seat.
 11. Therehabilitation equipment in accordance with claim 9, wherein the firstend of the handle is formed with a through hole, the second end of theextension is formed with a plurality of adjusting holes, and the pushbar further includes a positioning pin mounted in the first end of thehandle and having a first end extended through the through hole of thehandle and selectively inserted into either one of the adjusting holesof the extension, so that the handle is secured on the extension. 12.The rehabilitation equipment in accordance with claim 11, wherein thepositioning pin has a second end formed with an enlarged abutment restedon an inner wall of the first end of the handle, and the push barfurther includes a substantially V-shaped elastic wire mounted in thefirst end of the handle and having a first section formed with aconnecting portion connected to the abutment of the positioning pin anda second section formed with an elastic urging portion urged on theinner wall of the first end of the handle.
 13. The rehabilitationequipment in accordance with claim 1, wherein the bracket furtherincludes two spaced foot supports each mounted on the support portion.14. The rehabilitation equipment in accordance with claim 1, furthercomprising at least two opposite positioning devices each mounted on thebase and each including a positioning plate secured on the base andformed with a mounting hole, a loop-shaped retaining member mounted onthe positioning plate and having an end mounted in the mounting hole ofthe positioning plate, and a fastening strap mounted on the retainingmember and having two ends each provided with a snap bonding portion.15. The rehabilitation equipment in accordance with claim 1, wherein thepush bar includes a substantially U-shaped connecting seat mounted onthe support portion of the bracket and located between the two spacedfoot supports, and a substantially T-shaped handle mounted on theconnecting seat.
 16. The rehabilitation equipment in accordance withclaim 15, wherein the connecting seat has a connecting plate, two spacedcatch plates formed on the connecting plate, and a mounting openingformed between the two catch plates.
 17. The rehabilitation equipment inaccordance with claim 16, wherein the handle has a first end mounted onthe connecting plate of the connecting seat and a second end providedwith a grip.